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The C677T methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase variant and third trimester obstetrical complications in women with unexplained elevations of maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 2004
Introduction The C677T MTHFR variant has been associated with the same third trimester pregnancy complications as seen in women who have elevations of maternal serum α-fetoprotein (MSAFP).
Greenberg Cheryl R, Evans Jane A, Björklund Natalie K, Seargeant Lorne E, Schneider Carol E, Chodirker Bernard N   +5 more
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Simvastatin Restores Uteroplacental Hemodynamics and Trophoblast Function in Obstetric Antiphospholipid Syndrome in a Placenta‐on‐a‐Chip Model

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Simvastatin mitigates placental hypoperfusion in OAPS by ameliorating abnormal uteromaternal hemodynamics and enhancing trophoblast invasion via optimized endothelial cell interactions under pathological shear stress, as evidenced by results from a placenta‐on‐a‐chip platform.
Hongli Liu, Yuan Wang, Yanjun Cai, Ruixin Guo, Shunhua Liu, Tingting Chen, Tingting Sun, Ruiheng Huo, Tengwei Liu, Qingfeng Lv, Xietong Wang   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analyzing women’s knowledge of pregnancy complications in Ethiopia through a multilevel approach

Scientific Reports
Pregnancy complications can’t always be predicted. However, pregnant women must be aware of these pregnancy complications to avoid serious complications and begin treatment as soon as possible. Maternal mortality can be decreased by offering high-quality
Begetayinoral Kussia Lahole, Kusse Urmale Mare, Misgun Shewangizaw, Wondafrash Kussia   +3 more
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Quality of antenatal care and associated factors in a rural county in Kenya: an assessment of service provision and experience dimensions. [PDF]

, 2019
BackgroundThis study aimed to assess the quality of antenatal care (ANC) women received in Migori county, Kenya-including both service provision and experience dimensions-and to examine factors associated with each dimension.MethodsWe used survey data ...
Afulani, Patience A, Buback, Laura, Cohen, Craig R, Essandoh, Francisca, Kinyua, Joyceline, Kirumbi, Leah   +5 more
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Improving Women’s Education Improves Maternal Health: Evidence from Peru [PDF]

, 2017
Maternal mortality in Peru declined over 70 percent between 1990 and 2015. Women’s education levels rose during the same period. This brief by PRC faculty research associate Abigail Weitzman indicates that Peruvian women’s rising education levels ...
Weitzman, Abigail
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Mapping the Cerebral Organoid Landscape: A Systematic Review of Preclinical 3D Models in Neuroscience

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Cerebral organoids are transforming brain research, yet the field remains fragmented. This comprehensive systematic review maps 738 studies published between 2014 and 2024 to uncover trends, gaps, and opportunities across neuroscience. Introducing OrganoidMap—an interactive, open‐access platform to explore and compare models—this work enables ...
Anna Wolfram, Vanessa Arnold, Maik Wolfram‐Schauerte, Anastassiya Moskalchuk, Caroline Trust, Marie Vontz, Mona Scheurenbrand, Vijayasarathy Sampath‐Kumar, Sogand Ahari, Carlos Romero‐Nieto, Lisa Sevenich   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

A case report of heterotopic pregnancy following spontaneous pregnancy

The Journal of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, 2017
Heterotopic pregnancy is a rare form of pregnancy and could accompany with maternal mortality and morbidity. Most of the cases have a history of assisted reproductive technology or other risk factors like history of ectopic pregnancy and pelvic ...
S. Hosseini, L. Nazari, M.Yaghmaei
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Obstetric and long-term kidney outcomes in renal transplant recipients: a 40 year single-centre study [PDF]

, 2016
Female renal transplant recipients of childbearing age may ask what the outcomes are for pregnancy and whether pregnancy will affect graft function. We analyzed obstetric and transplant outcomes among renal transplant recipients in our center who have ...
Brennand, Janet E., Deighan, Christopher J., Geddes, Colin C., Gorrie, Morag, Mark, Patrick B., McNeill, Susan H., Stoumpos, Sokratis   +6 more
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Rapid Fabrication of Self‐Propelled and Steerable Magnetic Microcatheters for Precision Medicine

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A rapid Joule heating fabrication method for the production of self‐propelling, adaptive microcatheters, with tunable stiffness and integrated microfluidic channels is presented. Demonstrated through three microrobotic designs, including a steerable guiding catheter, an untethered wave‐crawling TubeBot, and a distal‐end propelled microcatheter, it was ...
Zhi Chen, Boris Rivkin, David Castellanos‐Robles, Ivan Soldatov, Lukas Beyer, Mariana Medina‐Sánchez   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding pregnancy-related morbidity and mortality among young women in Rajasthan [PDF]

, 2009
This report is the result of an exploratory study of the pregnancy-related morbidity and mortality experiences of women who delivered in adolescence and adulthood in Rajasthan, undertaken by the Population Council with support from the John D.
K. G. Santhya
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